Florida education news: School shelters, security measures, testing and more

HURRICANE HARDENING: Florida Gov. Rick Scott, in a hard fought battle for a U.S. Senate seat, announces plans to release added funding to secure school buildings against future hurricanes. A new Liberty County high school is the first target. Many schools in the Panhandle were devastated by Hurricane Michael. • The Bay County school district sets its post-hurricane student calendar for the remainder of the academic year, the Panama City News Herald reports.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT: The Orange County school district’s full-court press to get students into AP courses works well for some students, but others say they struggle after being forced into the classes, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

CLASSROOM TECH: The Lake County school district expands its efforts to have one-to-one devices for students with Chromebooks for all at Mount Dora High, the Daily Commercial reports.

LAND FOR SALE: The Volusia County School Board is set to sell two surplus properties to generate $8 million for capital projects, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

AFTER SCHOOL: Jacksonville’s Communities in Schools program has spent 20 years helping low-income children succeed in school, the Florida Times-Union reports.

HELPING HAND: Tallahassee Community College sends extra equipment to a Leon County middle school that had more students show up than expected, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.

THREATS: An Okaloosa County middle school student faces felony charges for allegedly threatening to shoot up a school bus, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports. • School threats continue to come to Manatee County schools, despite the warnings that arrest follows, the Bradenton Herald reports.